This ten-minute video explains a little-used, often-forgotten but very effective classroom management strategy for taking control of really tough groups of students right at the start of lessons. This classroom Management method is for really challen...ging, noisy groups that take ages to settle, cost you a lot of time and cause you a lot of stress and frustration.
You'll learn WHY some noisy groups of students take longer than others to settle down and HOW to get them in a state where they are more likely to stop talking and listen to you so that they enter your classroom on YOUR terms.[more]

Discipline should be firm, fair and with purpose. The strategies introduced have proven to have great effect on student behavior, creating a much greater focus on instruction while reducing defiance and disruptions. The video is from a portion of a ...class for teachers.
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